Comparison of x-ray cross sections for diagnostic and therapeutic medical physics

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1997-2005

  Boone, John M ^a   Chavez, Andres E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic data; attenuation coefficient; cross section; national laboratory

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MEDICAL PHYSICS; RADIATION; STORMS; SUBROUTINES;

ATOMIC DATA; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; CHARACTERISTIC EMISSION; CROSS SECTION; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; MASS ENERGY TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; NATIONAL LABORATORY;

DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEALTH PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

EID: 0030442807     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597899     Document Type: Article

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